Mixed Lighting

My goal in this picture was to use two very different types of light: yellow tungsten light to highlight one side of the face and allow natural blue sunlight to fill in some of the shadows on the other side. My F- stop was 5.6 and shutter speed was 1/60. I love the way the different kinds of light play with the eyes of my subject. One looks hazel and the other dark blue. I also liked how the blue from the sunlight adds contrast to his freckles. I took so many photos in this mixed lighting setup so it was extremely hard to choose one. This photo was the one with the most defined lighting and that and exhibits the clear 2:1 ratio that I was striving for.  Mainly though, I selected this one because I liked Colin’s expression and I really liked the way the blue light settled in his dimples to add contrast to the photo.  In most of the pictures I couldn't get him smiling because he was camera shy and felt a bit vulnerable under all the lights, but since he found the whole ordeal amusing he got the giggles when I took close ups. Though this picture captures Colin’s typical cheerfulness, it also has a touch of something personal and pensive.